Accounting Manager
A charitable nonprofit that funds and operates programs intended to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all humanity.
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About OpenAI Foundation
OpenAI Foundation is the nonprofit that controls OpenAI Group PBC and conducts charitable operations independently. Its current work spans life sciences and curing diseases, AI resilience, civil society and philanthropy, and economic futures.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead the monthly close, nonprofit accounting, grant accounting, financial reporting, audit coordination, and Form 990 preparation. You will review accounting work, resolve accounting issues, establish controls and procedures, coordinate contributors, and improve systems and automation workflows.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressively responsible accounting or audit experience, including substantial nonprofit accounting or nonprofit audit experience.
- Demonstrated success owning close and financial reporting processes, leading audit coordination, and reviewing accounting work.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP for nonprofit organizations, including contributions, donor restrictions, net asset classifications, and functional expense reporting.
- Experience preparing and reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, and close schedules.
- Ability to investigate discrepancies, assess accounting risks, and communicate conclusions and recommendations.
- Ability to manage competing close, audit, and reporting deadlines and coordinate with internal and external partners.
- Sound judgment and discretion with confidential financial information.
Responsibilities
- Manage the close calendar, prepare complex entries, and review journal entries, reconciliations, and schedules.
- Oversee nonprofit accounting for contributions, donor restrictions, releases from restrictions, and net asset classifications.
- Review grant agreements, maintain grant schedules, reconcile grant records, and resolve exceptions.
- Review functional and program expense coding and apply expense allocation methodologies.
- Manage audit timetables, request tracking, schedules, testing, walkthroughs, and audit findings.
- Coordinate and review annual Form 990 preparation with external tax advisers.
- Prepare and review nonprofit financial statements, program-level reports, and variance analyses.
- Establish procedures and controls and lead automation and AI-enabled workflow improvements.
- Guide contributors on accounting quality and consistent execution.
